River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15
FERRY SHOT.

ing Ensct-NO Serious Results Looked
Eor-GreRt Excitement In Paris.
LoSDoS, Dec IL There is great excite
ment IN Paris over the attempt made Satur-
day to take NJ Ferry's life, and rumor
that gained currency that plotters also in
tended to assassinats NJ Goblet Whether
others besides the miscreant now under ar
rest and his immediate accomplice were
concerned in the desperate work has not
yet been determined Detectives, however,
are now at work On the case. and there is
promise of sensational disclosures
The attempt TO murder NJ Ferry was most
deliberate A man named Aubertine a
rabid revolutionist, appeared in the hall
of the Chamber of Deputies and requested
that Ferry be informed that gentleman
desired to speak to him The ex-Premi II
responded, and at his appearance the
would-be murderer drew a revolver and
fired three times a. him. One OF the bullets
struck NJ Ferry in the chest and another on
the right side near the lowest rib The
wounds, however. were not serious, as NJ
Ferry was able to proceed to hospital as
sisted by friends
After the shooting series of quarrels
also arose between the members of the
Chamber of Deputies who had hocl1ed into
the Hobbies during the excite mont The
! disputes were mainly waged between the
Moderates and the Radicals, and were
heightened by the charge ma lie In loud
voice by NJ Rouv.er that the Radicals had
/ by their course provoked weak-minded per-
sons to commit deeds of violence Several
scuffies ensued, and in some cases blows
were exchanged, but nobody received seri-
/ Gus injury.
/ Officers of the law saved the would-be
murderer from violencs and hurried him
] aff rfaa Ia taiI~ f,,
! formed his guards that he was accompa nied
I by an ally, who had been selected to smooth
4 Goblet. but that the fellows courage failed
him, and he ran away before the attack was
made upon Ferry. The assassin is about
! twenty We irs of age He says he is a men,
Der of group of twenty Revolu5ionists;
that he and his comrades drew lois as to
who should commit the first murder, and
that the task of taking Jules Eerry's life
fell to him. He is not penitenL--ln fact, he
seems 70 regret that he failed in his muir
derous undertake ng
NJ Ferry passed a feverish night but was
able to rise yesterday morning. The fever
continued during the day and it was feared
that his wounds would be aggravated A
bulletin issued last evening said that his
condition was satisfactory, but midnight
bulletin says that it is less favorable. He
received thousands of cards and letters
yesterday, and Senators and Deputies of all
parties have called at his residence and
signed the register
Aubertine, the would-be assassin, was ex-
amined by the juge Construction yesterday
He declared that he was IN anti-Revolution-
list He said he was sorry that he had not
killed NJ Ferry, and expressed the hope that
Others be more success full Aubertlne prom
ised to reveal the names of his aceompiices-
or whom he says he has nineteen-on Tues
day if the gang does not at5emp5 to assas-
sinate some of the members of the Rouvier
Cabinet before that day.
Aubertine is a man of 90 years. short In
stature. with gray hair. He was recognized
by several journalists as having given
them ridiculous pamphlets 4 number
of copies of the Ferryists' paper,
La RepubliQEs FTdHcaise, were found,
annotated and marked, in Auberine's
garnet in the Palais Royal where
he lived with an elderly woman who sun *
her fortune in his numerous schemes to
make money. Aubertine's violent, whim-
steal temper drove his wife to seek di-
vorce On one occasion he tried to kill her.
He has travelled through Germany. England
and Belgium, and has been imprisoned for
blackmailing He is an educated man. ami
has published number of school books,
vented several machines, whose failure re-
duced him to deep pove ty. His landlady
says that his misfortunes maddened him,
and that he is a dangerous lunatic.
Aubertne is the author of various pam
phlets and the inventor of several machines
the failure of which has re Iuced him 10
deep poverty, embittered his life and
brought on occasional attacks OF insane ex-
altatiOn of mind Radical organs declare
that the man is "a crank" as political as
sassination is held to be inexcusable by
Radicals The Journal des Deba and the
RepUbiigHe Franchise charges the "dem.
agogue press" with melting Auburtine. and
they demand new press law to modify the
act of 1881
The shooting may be reasonably consid-
cred a natural result of the extreme bitter
moss of fuotional strife that has prevailed
during the time that President Carnot has
endeayored to construct a Government
I he selection of NJ. Fallieres 20 form a Min
istry and his retention of many of the
mem bers of the ROuvier Csbinet have
blasted the hopes of the subordinate WIRE
pullers and driven them to despair These
men had pinned their faith upon the ap-
pointment of NJ Clemenceau, either as
Premier or having an important in
fiuence over the new Government
Out hSDuDHCuu unlly eApluu6u WHEN
the Cabinet making began. The Radicals
only wanted two out of the ten portfolios
and even these had been denied them NJ.
Clemenceau combined the Republicans to
elect NJ Carnot, but the moment CdrnOt
was installed in the Elyses the influence OF
NJ Ferry became all potent in Paris and the
Radicals were thrust aside
The ModeIates insist that Henri ROchefort
aud his apostles are responsible for the deed
of the fanatic who assailed Ferry and that
while revolutionary sentiments are dissem-
mated the life of every Conservative states
man - Fallieres, Goblet, Fioquet Rouvier
and others, and even President Sadi- Carnot
lis imperiled 1t is probable the Govern
ment will cause Rochetort to be prosecuted
NJ Fallieres went to the Elysee yesterday
and informed President Carnot that he had
found il impossible to form Cabinet on
the bass of concentration of the Repub-
lican groups, and had therefore abandoned
the attempt NJ Lockroy and several other
statesmen to whom NJ Falieres made over
lures declined to take office.
The President then charged Senator Tirard
with the task of forming Cabinet NJ
Lockroy again refused to join, and AL
Tirard's colleagues decided that it would be
impossible to form a Ministry without the
ass stance of the Radical Left NJ Tirard
will therefore abandon the task. The iu-
preston prevails that NJ Floquet will be
summoned to form Cabinet